There are many different animals in the temperate deciduous forest .
this is a tawy owl it is usally brown and white and hunts at night
Raccoon
- Raccoons are easily identified by their masked faces and ringed tails. They
have five toes on both the front and hind feet! They are omnivorous and eat a
variety of foods, including frogs, fish, amphibians, insects, eggs, mice,
berries, nuts, vegetation, corn, cat food, and human garbage! During cold
weather, raccoons will sleep for several days, but do not hibernate.
- Raccoons are easily identified by their masked faces and ringed tails. They
have five toes on both the front and hind feet! They are omnivorous and eat a
variety of foods, including frogs, fish, amphibians, insects, eggs, mice,
berries, nuts, vegetation, corn, cat food, and human garbage! During cold
weather, raccoons will sleep for several days, but do not hibernate.
Opossum
- Opossums are North America's only marsupial (pouched mammal). Opossums have
opposable thumbs on their rear feet and can also grasp with their tails.
Opossums in extreme danger may "play 'possum." This coma-like state can last up
to four hours, during which time the opossum will become stiff, drool, and have
extremely slow, shallow breathing. Most predators will give up the attack,
believing the opossum to be dead!
- Opossums are North America's only marsupial (pouched mammal). Opossums have
opposable thumbs on their rear feet and can also grasp with their tails.
Opossums in extreme danger may "play 'possum." This coma-like state can last up
to four hours, during which time the opossum will become stiff, drool, and have
extremely slow, shallow breathing. Most predators will give up the attack,
believing the opossum to be dead!
Salamander
- larval stage salamanders breathe using gills, while adult salamanders use
lungs or breathe through the skin. Most salamanders are carnivores. They feed on
insects, worms, and similar prey. Some species use their tongues to catch the
prey. Salamanders' predators include fish, snakes, and birds
- larval stage salamanders breathe using gills, while adult salamanders use
lungs or breathe through the skin. Most salamanders are carnivores. They feed on
insects, worms, and similar prey. Some species use their tongues to catch the
prey. Salamanders' predators include fish, snakes, and birds
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Black Bear - if need be, black bears can run faster than 25 mph or climb trees
as fast as squirrels. Black bears communicate with grunts, by expelling air in
different ways, or with a resonant "voice". Bear cubs readily scream in
distress, whine when approaching their mother, or give a tremulous hum when
nursing or are comfortably warm!
Black Bear - if need be, black bears can run faster than 25 mph or climb trees
as fast as squirrels. Black bears communicate with grunts, by expelling air in
different ways, or with a resonant "voice". Bear cubs readily scream in
distress, whine when approaching their mother, or give a tremulous hum when
nursing or are comfortably warm!